Geography: Here, you’ll find mostly rolling hills on the mainland, a craggy coastline with natural harbors and quite a few small islands in the nearby waters. Continental Europe lies just 21 miles away with the sea in between.

Time Zones: GMT +0

How's the weather? Always pack an umbrella, no matter what time of year you visit as rain is an all too common occurrence. Weather here doesn’t tend to go to extremes here, with cooler (but not frigid) winters and temperate summers which offer an extra benefit of extra long hours of daylight between June and August.